Case studies

A 59-year-old Company Director, convicted of dangerous driving, has become a regular volunteer for a charity shop thanks to Community Payback with the Cheshire & Greater Manchester Community Rehabilitation Company (CGM CRC). Barry Williams, the MD of several small companies, said: “It was a nerve-wracking experience going to court. I’d never been interviewed by the…

After overcoming drug, alcohol and family issues, post-natal depression, domestic abuse, committing common assault and loss of access to her children, Staci Rigby is now looking forward to starting her own business. Twenty-five-year-old Staci said: “Family life was not good. I got into trouble as a child and more survived it than lived it.” At…

You don’t expect to be on a Community Order at 59, especially when you have never been in trouble with the law before. But that’s what happened to Gary Hill, a retired gas engineer. A combination of family pressures and alcohol misuse came to a head at Christmas 2016 which resulted in Gary being…

Jack* has gone from strength to strength since getting support from the Ex Forces Action Network (E-FAN), organised by the Cheshire & Greater Manchester Community Rehabilitation Company (CGM CRC). Jack first got into trouble with the law for withholding information after his friend used his car without insurance. He received a 12-month suspended sentence…

Donna Bowdler (pictured middle) was so impressed by the support she received from the Ex-Forces Action Network (E-FAN) that she has written to her local MP. Donna, who served in the 141 Parachute Regiment, first came into contact with the legal system when she was fined £200 for breaching free speech legislation. Since leaving the…